2.4. Effect of polymer film coat on seed quality attributes before
and during storage period
To assess the effect of polymer film coat on seed quality
attributes during storage, the coated and non-coated seeds, dried
as described in 2.1., were packed in paper bags and aluminium
pouches, the latter being heat-sealed after pressing out the air
manually. Packed seeds were subsequently stored for a period of
one year under ambient room and low temperature-low humidity
(15 ± 1 ◦C; 30 ± 5% RH − hereafter referred to as LTLH) storage
conditions. Monthly high and low averages of temperature and RH
of ambient room that prevailed during the study are given as Supplementary
1 in the online version at DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2016.
04.010. The effect of the polymer film coat on seed quality was
assessed by evaluating seed moisture, seed germination and seed